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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1948
Page
4
Display ads must be in this office by 12 the day before publication. Transient rate is 55 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. Classified rates appear in Classified columns. National representatives DeLisser Inc. 11 E 44th St New York.
The Petersburg Progress Index cautions that outlawing the Communist party in Virginia requires careful deliberation. It argues the party is currently negligible and that civil liberties must be weighed, suggesting public openness over prohibition while noting the legislature has more pressing issues to address.
An elderly couple buys a new car and starts a westward trip only to face mishaps. The husband repeatedly checks his driver's license for reassurance, explaining it proves his competence to drive.
A travel anecdote describes a seasoned traveler who handles small coins to settle taxi fares abroad. He counts coins while watching the driver's face, stopping when a smile appears, then takes back one coin to avoid overpaying. The tale emphasizes reading the driver’s reaction to gauge fair payment.
J. H. Cunningham of Marshall is re elected president of the Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Assn. A stolen 1940 Buick owned by James Garber is recovered in Marietta Ohio by state police. Four county men pay fines for illegally hunting deer at night. Col Ashby Miller of General Mills is elected Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts president. Miss Lucille Jackson of W Germain St sworn into WAACS and reports for duty Feb 20. Robert Jenkins reported missing in action again. his parents notified.
1923 twenty five years ago report notes Miss Isabelle McCann led the Girls' Athletic Association in a city hall auditorium performance. City council president W A Baker calls an emergency meeting to discuss water and sewer tax ordinances. Henry R Bryarly and Roland T Bryarly buy a three story Main Street building for 25000 formerly home to Clowe Jewelry Co and Dr Heist's dental offices.
In 1898 a Wright Morgan horse and buggy was seen near Loudoun Street nearly striking pedestrians as it rolled toward the country without a driver. Ollie Cooper, 16, allegedly hanged himself from a meat hook after slipping while hanging meat in his father’s smokehouse. Local breeders shipped two railroad carloads of horses to Pennsylvania.
A quick self scoring note explains that 10 correct answers mark Genius, 8 or 9 Superior, 7 Excellent, 5 or 6 Good, 4 Average, 3 Fair, and less than 3 Poor. It instructs readers to turn to page 2 for answers and track monthly averages and memory changes.
A list of trivia questions covering Soviet elections, stage backdrops, state sizes, comic strips, Agana Island, guerrilla leader Markos Visiades, Pentolite, a Bohemian pianist, the Taoiseach, and aspirin tablet grain counts.
A discussion on worship defines it as any act that draws one toward God and makes Him memorable. It counters the idea that nature or home settings alone can substitute for church worship and cautions against relying on remote church services for spiritual depth.
A matter of fact asserts people need consecrated shrines and defined worship periods with suitable surroundings to induce a spirit of reverence, enabling the heart to contact unseen eternal truths.
Judge Prag Rice disposed of cases including Harry Ritter 25 W Boscawen St disorderly conduct fine 15 25 Floyd Holtclaw Berryville disorderly conduct fined 9 25 Mario Lester Crist Timbersville drunk fined 9 25.
Game Warden Earl Cather warned that the dog license deadline is February 1 and that violators after that date will receive summons. He will conduct city and county checks early next month to enforce compliance with the law.
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